Nearly nine months ago, Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan had caused ripples in political circles after he said that he would go on a ‘Vanavasam’ (political exile) once he failed to bring the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) back to power in the State with a ‘sparkling win.’
He made the seemingly bold political statement in response to a challenge posed by his long-time critic and Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan on whether he would quit politics if he is proved wrong.